11/11/26 Brooklyn 4th Alarm 10-60 Box 3741

[FFM1938]

They were looking specifically for something called a Wasp tool. It’s basically a device you attach to a wall, column or beam and it triggers an alarm if something moves out of the parameters you set it on. Command decided against it though because they didn’t want anyone else entering exp 4.

Makes more sense now, I was surprised they went to NewRo over Yonkers or closer LI Departments first. Then again, Id imagine half the nearby LI departments were "understaffed" by this call.

 

[raybrag]

What is a transit? And what makes them digital versus manual?

Primarily used as a surveying tool, but can also be used for leveling a plot of ground, tracking weather balloons, and as previously mentioned checking for movement of buildings or other things subject to collapse. The first photo is of the Nikon NE-100 Construction Theodolite, probably the best modern digital theodolite. The second is of a traditional, non-digital theodolite. To use it, you must take readings of what you are surveying, tracking or other purpose by manually reading gauges on the instrument itself. You can see the elevation gauge on this model just above the "David White" on the instrument. As to the request for a "transit" rather than a theodolite, A theodolite is a high-precision surveying instrument used to measure horizontal and vertical angles with enclosed internal optical or digital circles, whereas a transit (or transit theodolite) is a simpler, traditional form of theodolite featuring external metal graduation circles and vernier scales. As to what makes one digital versus manual, the digital ones take readings themselves and display them on an LCD screen, while as I said, the manual ones involve the user reading scales on the tool.

 

[lfdlt31]

So it seems from reading everything here that someone from NYC - not FDNY - called around asking for an electric transit or the Wasp tool which nobody had or the plan changed. So does anyone know why New Rochelle responded and from what the Commissioner said stayed all night?